12 rat-hole miners have been trying to clear a path to the trapped workers, cutting and removing the debris by hand in a hazardous procedure. Workers have been trapped for 17 days.
Abhishek Ruhela talks about the challenges of working in the Himalayan region and the rescue operations to free the 41 trapped men. He adds it's too early to pin down lapses, if any.
Three augers from Odisha & Gujarat yet to reach tunnel site. Gadkari says if machines work, rescue could be facilitated within 2.5 days but others say it could take longer.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari & Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visit site Sunday to assess situation. Gadkari expresses hope of rescuing workers within two to two-and-a-half days.
Six days after a section of the under-construction Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district collapsed, number of those believed to be trapped inside has reached 41.
An American auger machine drilled through 24 m of debris before breaking down. Another on its way from Indore. Workers who escaped fate similar to their colleagues can do nothing but wait.
The men are currently caught in a 400-metre buffer zone, about 60-70 metres of rocky debris away from rescuers, who say the main challenge now is the loose gravel which keeps falling.
No channels have made the effort to track down families of trapped workers. But channels like Desh News & India Voice have reams of footage of bereaved families in Gaza & Israel.
High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.
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